Third-Party Lync Products

Uh oh! I attempted to install a third-party add-on for testing today. But the add-on didn’t want to cooperate. While I contact the developer for assistance, let’s see what’s on the Lync radar for the week. Audiocode Releases “Lync in

The other day we went through a list of hardware approved for Lync use. (Lync Add-On Hardware for Client Enhancement and Server Capability: 10 Examples) But third parties don’t just make hardware for Lync. There’s a whole host of third-party

Readers, I apologize for no “Stress Test” post yet. Stress testing is best done after a Lync Server infrastructure is set up…but before users being working with it. Since we already use ours, I’ll have to set up a test

For today’s post, I browsed through a series of plugins on GitHub. I was struck by the variety of purposes behind the plugins…and what they might hold for the future of Lync Server. But first, let me take a step

In the past I’ve posted several times about training aids for learning Lync Server 2010 and 2013. Some of these training aids help administrators prepare for the Microsoft certification exams. Like this recent one on downloadable images. Another such certification

This week’s post is only tangentially related to Lync. It’s not actually about a Lync product. But it is a product which deals with video, and it certainly helps with communication! PlanetMagpie recently became an Axis Camera partner, to provide

A few weeks ago I received a request to try out LucidMeetings.com. It’s a web-based conferencing solution, which “allows teams to get more done in less time by combining collaboration, web conferencing, and teleconferencing into one seamless solution.” Hmmmm. Interesting.

We’re back, with another hardware review! Up for today is our newest acquisition (and already our favorite conferencing tool): the Jabra SPEAK 410-USB speakerphone. The Jabra SPEAK 410-MS. Photo courtesy of Jabra.com. There are two variants of the SPEAK: The

A reader emailed me with a question about call forwarding in Lync. He wanted to keep call forwarding in place so people could receive calls while on the go. But, many of his users don’t change the forwarding while at

Didn’t we already review this headset? Well, yes and no. I titled this a “mini-review” because I did post a review on the Jabra BIZ 620 USB headset last month. But one thing’s different today. Last month’s review was done

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